Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-01
FLAMES ON A PIER.
One of the Morgan Line Steamers
and Considerable Cotton Burned.

one or the Morgan Line Steamers
and Considerable Cotton Burned.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.--At $3.50 O'Clock
this morning fire broke out on Pier No.
81, North river, owned by the Morgan
Line Steamship Company and used as
dischargIng pier for freight. The total
loss is about $3.50, 900 to $4O0, 900. The fire
originated on board the lighter Lorena,
which was moored at the extreme end or
the dock. The watchman saw smoke
issuing from the centre of pile OF cotton
on the Lorena and started to give an
alarm.
BLAZING FURIOUSLY.
There was no one on the pier at the time,
and before the watchman reached the
alarm box the cotton on board the lighter
was blazing furIously and dense clouds OF
smoke were blown into the sheds. BY the
time the firemen arrived the pier was
ablaze. On the north side OF the pier
was the steamer Lone Star, which collld-
ed with the steamer Wells City few
weeks ago, and on the south side was the
steamer City of New York. Between
Stonlngton pier on the south side and the
Guion line pier on the north side there
we're moored eight lighters loaded with
cotton, namely: the Anderson, Ritter,
Eaton and lighter belonging to the New
jersey Lighterage Company.
AGALE BLOWING.
The wind was blowing a furious gale
in northeasterly direction, and as the cot
ton on the pier caught fire, the smoke
filled the street so that Ii was impossible
TO see any distance. The blaze was beat
ing down on the steamer Lone Star, and
1T was only few minutes before
she was on fire. A fire
patrol boat made several attempts to
get the steamer out from the fire, and
was compelled to call assistance. 1t was
low tide and she was grounded. Three
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
tugs helped to patrol, and at last the Lone
Star WI as towed out into mid stream, and
streams of water were played on her.
She was towed over to the Gutenberg
shore and left in charge of two tugs. She
was almost totally destroyed. She was
built twelve years ago at cost OF $223,-
600. She has deprecated in value, and
the loss on her 10 probably about 100000,
with no insurance.
The steamer City of New York was
towed out OF danger and suffered no dam
age. About 1000 bales of cotton were
burned, about l 800 on the dock and 1900
on barges. Fire Chief McGll and twelve
of his men and one dock watchman were
cut off from escape shoreward by the fire
and were about to risk their chances
swimming when tug discovered them
and took them from the outer end of the
dock.
EIGHT BLOCKS BURNED.
CHICAGO, Feb. Sire at Hannibal,
Mo-. yesterday destroyed eight blocks of
lumber piles belonging TO ID. Dubssh Il
Co., and the Herman e. Curd Lumber
Company. The loss to Dubash 81 Co. is
$l50,OO0. Their insurance is light. Herri-
man IL Curd lose $4,000 but are fully in
sured. Five Missouri Pacific and two st.
Louis and Hannibal cars were also de-
stroyed. A high wind served to spread
the flames with great rapidly, and for a
time 1t seemed as II nothing could save
that part of the city which lay between
Sixth street and the river. Tramps are
supposed to be responsible for the origin
OF the fire.